Libya Releases 4 Times Journalists

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Source: NYT

Libya Releases 4 Times Journalists
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: March 21, 2011


TRIPOLI, Libya — The Libyan government released four detained New York Times journalists Monday, six days after they were captured while covering the conflict between government and rebel forces in the eastern city of Ajdabiya. They were released into the custody of Turkish diplomats.

Like many Western journalists the four had entered the rebel-controlled eastern region of Libya without visas over the Egyptian border to cover the insurrection against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. They were detained by forces loyal to Colonel Qaddafi in Ajdabiya.

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After The New York Times reported having lost contact with the journalists last Tuesday, officials with the Qaddafi government pledged that if they had been detained by the government’s military forces they would be located and released unharmed.

Italian ship crew that was detained in Libya released yesterday:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4779248

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/world/africa/22times.html?_r=1&src=tptw